Testing apparatus.



PATBNTBD MAR. slfoa.

'No'. 881,947.y

W.l I. BALLENTINE. TESTING APPARATUS. ArPLIcATIoN FILED Arn.z6.19ov.

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W. I. BALLENTINE.

TESTING APPARATUS.'

APPLIGATIKON FILED 23.26.1907.

3 lSHEETS-SHEET 3 UNITED STATES' Parenti @FFI/cn..

WILLIAM BALLENTINE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVNIA.

TESTING APPARATUS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM I. BALLEN- TINE, a citizen of the United States, residin in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invente N certain Improvements in Testing Apparatus, of .which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to construct an apparatus for 'testing the hardness and denslty of metals and other materials and for carrying out the process forwhichl Letters Patent were applied for by me on the 18th da of October, 1906, Serial No. 339,441.

Ilhe usual 4practice of testing the hardness and density of metal is to press a ball into the'metal to be tested by the exertion on said ball of a definite force, after which the depth of the impression rnadeis measured This method however, is unsatisfactory and t'o a as in most cases' a certain extent uncertain,

on a separate test test has also to be made piece of the metal,'and, test' machine is not portable, so that it is difliiiiilt to make a ,test of a-large casting or for ing l y the use of mv invention an impression is made by a definite force on a blank, pref-.

erably of a softer metal'than the metal being tested, and this blank is then calipered. JThe test cari-be made on the metal at an "point desired, as the device is portable an moreover the test will not injure or disigure the metal being tested.

In the accompanying drawings z-Figure l, is a vertical sectional view ofvm improved 3:5` testing device; Fig. 2, is an e argedhorizontal section on the line.2- 2, Fig. 1; Fig. 3,'

is a diagrammatic view, showin the-relation of the punch plunger and test disk before the device is used; Fig. 4, is a view'similar to Fig.

40 -3, after the device has been employed to test the hardness of a piece of material; Fig.' 5,

is a rspective view of a test disk before it h'as een acted upon b the punch; Fig. 6, is

a perspective view o the disk after being acted u on-by the punch; Fig'. 7, is a view of a modigcation showing the cap in section; Fig. 8, is a view showing the test piece after .bemg compressed by the plunger illustrated in Fig. 7 Fig. 9, is a vertical section showing a modification of the means for attaching the cap to the plunger; Fig. 10, is a vervtical section of the preferred form of test disk; Fig. 11, is a vertical section illustrating a modification of the device shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 12, is a side Specification of Letters Patent. Application led April 28,' 1907. Serial No. 370,488.

furthermore, the

' disk it will center the elevation of a forni of my invention which may be used'in''heboratory work, and 18,.1sI a side 1elevatikm, p in iaertical section, illustrating a form -of-H invention embodying in .one device" certain fe'atures illustrated 1n several of the other no figures. Referring to the above drawings, A is the tubular gulde, which may be of any-length desired. Secured to the bottom of this 4gulde is a block a, which is shaped to receive-them; punch B. This unch has a blunt point b at one end and a at head b at the opposite end of greater diameter than said point, there being a reduced portion b at the center.'

A is a screw stop the block e and into the'cavity furthe punc so as to strike the reduced portion thereof and 'limit the movement of the nach. D is a plunger ada ted to sli efinthe tubalar guideway A an in order .hhat'it meyvs move with the greatestv freedom, zit is .pro-

vided with guide ribs d,.as indicated in' Fig. 2, so arranged as to leave an air space between the plunger and the guide. In the bottom the tube are openin s a'z for the escape ofaix'n when the plunger escends.

C is a trigger pivotedatrc' to'lthe'tbe'Aff and so' mountedthat when ,the plungeris'ff raised as in Fig. 1, its end enteren-annular groove d in the plunger D.. Ipreferablylb- 86 cure to one side of the tube Atasp'irit y. in order to give indication when 'thetubeis plumb. The lower end of the phuigeri preferably tapered, as shown at d', andhli screw threaded end. w

.E is a cap fitting the screw-'threlgldfrndf" and having an opening e lar' er -n than the end b of the unch the cap E is thel test isk I of lead orfothm material preferably softer than the metalen@ the object to -be tested. The cap isbeyelec at e so that when it is screwed down upon the latter on the pl er and said disk is of less diameter than t ef y" inner diameter of the cap, in order that it 10o may be free to expend when itstrikes the punch B. Y

In operatin ,my improved devicev a chart is prepared in 'eating the different of metal corresponding 4to the v 105 amounts of ccmpressionof the disks I, w 'c are of pure lead and of uniform thickness. I find pure lead the most satisfactory 'material for test pieces, as this metal runs more evenly than an alloy and consequently the indiea 11u which passes thro `h 10 casting to be' tested and Ais plumbed seas to ITG thikne'swf metal. pressionA The thickness of the metaifa'titlie* reduced-portionofthe 3o so that when the disk st on bothsi es, a's'shoivn in 8.

' used so that the' cap. wh

`I'noved so as to releaselth sion onthe'casting and the After withdrawiiigjthe plunger, the disk Il is remove meansffor'holding4 the disk in position.

tion's given by it are highly accurate. If, for instance', a casting is to be tested as Ytoits hardness andy density, the 4punch B is placed" iiithe tube, as indicated'in'F' '1, and the disk I is secured to fthe end o f t c plungerl) y which is mounted in th`tube;fbei`ng 'heldinits raised position bythe trigger The device is-tlienV placed 'over the portion of the then,l the trigger is e plunger .which drops directly onto theen'larged end B of the punch thereby exerting si definiteY force. upon` it 'end driving `the small, end liffr the punch -mto the castinge,,certaindistance.i The enlarged head b', howeyer, embedsitself: inthe disk I-','.fr ,a disfmce depending upori the nature'and'dondition ofthe castin .under test, the distancedropped jthrough1- 'ythe lungerbeing constant. lt -theme,tal .is 've ard the punch. willrlnakever'y little impres 4 disk will-b cornbe in. s, .vertical-position,

scende and cornes vin contact with the disk,

' the metal being tested Willresist the lungcr through th'e ch to impress the isk on both sides, as illustratedin Fig. 8. l Inmeiu'iaturing the disks in lar e quantities,'it is'desirable to have them :5l o f the .samesi'ze but as some disks may vary slightly in the rolling ndi punching, I prefer to' come press'them by a suitable unch into the form illustrated iniF 10, at il 'so that the center part of each' beeigactly of the same thickness. This. ca'nqbe accomplished by sim IyiUdentng .either one or 4both faces of. saidPdiSk, as. illustrated in saidfigure at i.

'f In Fig. '11, I .haveshowna modification in Vwhich the plunger' .ist not removable from the tubular' gnidefend in order to o'ein access to.- the @mi of and. lup'eim to die end pf the. e p'unh', I'pi'eferaliily crm openings A! the :guideftube Aigotanysize desired,fso thetlthe g5 ldiskeen beplecedjmv position and readily ,re; jmo'vedwhe'n compressed. Inw such. a case I pressed 4to a greater citentV thariif the` iu'nch penetrated t iexcasting to s gre'ater i. epth.

dyand is thencaliperedfto -iind' they which was under A"c (irii-- test piece ivillf-y give an indicatori-when ityis compared withtfhe taof'thaegsting der conditions of operation device 'ven4 accurate and can beusedyin making any numberof testsffon the same piece Without thenecss'ity of ifeadjusting the, ece oroper- -atingontestlipieds as has ordinarilybeen In some"instancesfitmny be desirable to reducefthe end. of Athe plunger, asshown vin have a projecting portion d ofthe same diametei' as lthe'enlarged end b of thepunchiifliich acts upon the test' disk,

rikes 4the punch-the disk will be compressed between the two surfaces of.e ual .area and thereby lie-indented" In some instances instead of using a screw cap, as-.iilu'stratei in Fig. 3, Impyfuse other For example-iin Fig. 9, I haveillustrutcd acon preferably 'close the. upper'efd'v'of the tubular uide by a c ap -Nehaving a' recess fgtinto which;

ts a-plston nlof a: ieee. N h e tube A?, i

1n said piece 4being .lim1ted lits toitswmovement j by Ineens 0f elfolticfcidint theap.- N... Oth'r'meen's .o @constructin'g .aliuifer may be. resorted to without departing f ijomtheesselh. tial features of the.-intfiitioiifsiilifi 9th vious that a spring may beuseditoattain the end .secured byth. use of the dashv potillns-g.. a. trate'd. In this v instance 'the 4spirit lvelG i;

Instead "of placing the .trigger at the Lipper;l .100

end of the tubular guide, as illustrated in be; lacedes-illustrated at C l so as, to engagiert eplunger near its lower end Without departing .from

my intention.

features of IirEig, 12, -I hvezshown a modification of my inveii'tionvyhiehmayfbe used. in a fixed position' and is particularly adapted to opf erste on` test piecesv under.- the' conditions found in laboratory work. 4Inthis instance 11o the tubular ide, A is supported by a freinel M', being ac justable vertice!! 'therein and heldin any desired position by means of a. clamping deviee'm.' I 'also provide an adjustable anvil m. which may be raised or lowlprovided with structioninwvhi'ch ari interrupted screw @iis ich has a similar in ternallyinte'rrupted thread can be simply-l placed in ,position 'and uarter turned with l f -thercsult that the threads on the cap will immediately engzge the threads on the disk and hold itinpos'ition.` This'is substantially the equii'alent ol a'f'bayonet joint, which mayg also he used.

In some vinstfmces'-"ins carried Ibythe pidiigcr, it may be mounted on j the u pgr end pf' t-hc Unch, as shown et E in Fig. 11, being held)r to the Unch in :my f

4suitable mannelfsothatfwhen t e plunger del tend of the-cap being ered'by means of-a Wed em;

an adjusting screw mi; n' this construction the piecesto be tested are adjusted upon the anvil m tothe proper position in respectto the punch, andas beforedescribed', t e can e carried either .by the plunger, as illustrated in Fig.- 1, or-may simply restupon the u per end of the punch, as illustrated in 1g. 11.

Ielai'mzi- 1. The combination of-a tubular guide, a lungen mounted in the guide,l means for iol piece' on thel end of the plunmg .a test ger, anda punch held in the guide'having one the essential...- I 105;'

testing the hardness and density 'of materials, of a punch adaptedito rest on the material to be tested, a plunger mounted abo've the unch, and a test disk and means for re-y tai'nlng the test piece between the punch and plunger so that when the plunger drops the disk will be compressed, substantially as described. l

3. The combination in an apparatus for testing the hardness and density of metals,

of a guide, a punch, a lunger mounted in the .guide above the punc means for retaining a test iece in osltion between one end of the punci and t e end ot the plunger, the said test piece beingplaceid. to' bev compressed between the plunger andthe punch when the plunger is allowed tqfdrop, substantially asv described.

4. The combination of a tubular guide, a

.plunger mounted in the guide, a cap clamping the test piece to I:the plunger and having an opening, withapnnchmounted in the guide and vhaving a'fnrtionprojectin so as to come. in contact the materia to b'e tested, the other endf the punch projecting so as to enter the opening-in the calp to com'- press the test piece` substantial y .as del scribed. i

5. The combinatipn in an apparatus f or testing the hardness densityl of metals, a guide, a plunger in vthe guide, means for holding a test piece on the end ofthe lunger, with a punch mounted in the en of 'the guide and having one' end arranged to project beyond the 'endof the plunger to penetrate the material being tested, the other end being adaptedlto compress'tliet est piece, and one end 'being of greater surface area than the other, substantially as described.

6. The pmbinaion of a guide, a lunger' mounted in the guide, meansA for ho ding a test piece to the plunger, a punch mounted in one end of the guide, said punch having a large head at one en d and a reduced head at theo posite end, and means for allowing the punc to have limited movement in the `guide, the larger head of the Apunch being adalpted to act u on the test disk, substantial y as describe l 7. The combination of a guide, a plunger mounted in the guide, a ppnch mounted in one end of the guide, a rojection on theplunger, and a cap for holding a test disk tothe plunger, the projection on the plunger being of the same diameter as the inner end of the unch, substantiallr as fdescribed.

8. T e combinationLofa guide, a lunger mounted in the guide, a punch carrie by one end of the guide,A means for retaining-a test disk on the end of the plunger, and a trigger engaging the plunger to hold it in a raised 1t will release the position so that when the trigger is actuated plunger, substantially as described. I

9. The combination of a. guide, a unch mounted in one 'end of the ide, a p un 'er arranged to slide in the guidgel with an annular recess, a trigger mounted on the guide and arranged to engagethe recess in the plunger, and vmeans for seeurin the test piece to the plunger, substantial y as descrlbed.

' 10. 'The combination of a guide, a unch mounted at one end of the uide, a p unger adapted to the guide, said pl reduced portion, a cap mounted on the reduced portion, said ca having an opening and an internal bevele surface, with a test disk, said test disk being held in position on the lunger byl said cap and being centered by the beveled surface of said cap, substantially as described. f

11. The combination of a cylindrical guide having anoipening at its lower part; a lun` guide and having ri s so and in such a position as to enter the cap and compress the test piece, substantially as described.

12. The combination of a tubular guide, a punch mounted in the 'lower end of the guide, a' buffer mounted in the upper end of the ide, a plunger mounted within the guide etweenthe punch and the buffer, and means for holding a test disk so as to be acted upon by the punch and plunger, substantially as described.

13. The combination of a tubular guide, ap'unch mounted in the lower end oi4 the gu1de` and a jplunger slidably operative in said guide, said gulde being open at the side so that a test piece can be placed in position between the punch and the plunger without removing the plunger from the guide, substantiall as described.

14. T e' combination of a tubular 'de, a plunger therein, a punch mounted be ow the lun er having one portion adapted to pro- ]ect om the end of the tubular guide, a support for the tubular guide, an anvil,` and means for securing the tubular guide to the sup ort with .a trigger mounted in the said gul e and capa le of engaging the plunger to hold the sam in an elevated position, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have .signed my name to this specication, in the presence of two subscribin witnesses.

Wl LIAM I. BALLENTINE.

Witnesses:

WM. A. BARR, Jos. H. KLEIN.

and provi ed unger having a .mounte in the lower portion of the -uide 

